Hundreds of people attended a sentencing hearing Thursday for a 21-year-old man found guilty of murder in connection with a 2021 shooting in Salt Lake City s Glendale neighborhood.
Utah man arrested, charged with murder in fatal shooting
Salt Lake City Police Department
By: Jonah Napoli
and last updated 2021-01-11 19:43:59-05
One person has been arrested for the
Alex Christopher Mendoza Jr., 19, was taken into custody late Saturday on suspicion of murder, a first-degree felony. He also faces charges of three additional first-degree felonies for discharging a firearm in the direction of people.
The shooting happened just before 2:00 a.m. on Saturday. According to a probable cause statement, arriving officers located a male victim who was bleeding from the head.
That victim was transported to a local hospital in extremely critical condition and later succumbed to his injuries.